Gangster grabbed a handgun and two rounds

An unauthorized handgun and two live rounds were found on the detained Harwinder Singh Rinda gang member.

From the Phase 8 area, Sukhwinder Singh, also known as Sukh Uppal, the suspect, was taken into custody. According to the police, Sukhwinder, an Amritsar resident, was a proclaimed criminal and had previously been charged in a Gurdaspur murder case.

At the Phase 11 police station here on Tuesday, an Arms Act case was opened.

According to sources, the suspect and the previously detained Karanpreet Singh Raja were members of Rinda’s terrorist group. They used to employ drones to transport narcotics and high-tech weaponry over the border and deliver them to their clients around the state.

A Landa gang member caught in a police dragnet

In the meanwhile, the Mohali Intelligence Headquarters assault case accused Lakhbir Singh Landa’s group allegedly included Sharanjit Singh, 24, of Tarn Taran, who was reportedly taken into custody by the police. On May 15, they found 20 live bullets and six handguns on him close to Lalru.